CLASSIFYING THINGS - DEAD OR ALIVE ALL THINGS IN THE UNIVERSE CAN BE CLASSIFIED OR GROUPED ACCORDING TO WHETHER THEY ARE DEAD OR ALIVE. THIS IS THE MOST BASIC GROUPING OF THINGS WE KNOW. CLASSIFICATION IS THE ARRANGEMENT OF THINGS INTO GROUPS, THE MEMBERS OF WHICH HAVE CHARACTERISTICS IN COMMON.
TASK - LIVING OR NON-LIVING WORKSHEET DICHOTOMOUS KEYS AND CLASSIFICATION A DICHOTOMOUS KEY IS A TOOL THAT ALLOWS A PERSON TO DETERMINE THE IDENTITY OF ITEMS IN THE NATURAL WORLD, SUCH AS TREES, FLOWERS, MAMMALS, REPTILES, ROCKS OR FISH. THE KEY CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF CHOICES THAT LEAD THE USER TO THE CORRECT NAME OF AN ITEM OR ORGANISM. THE TERM DICHOTOMOUS MEANS "DIVIDED INTO 2 PARTS".
TASK - CLASSIFYING LOLLIES ACTIVITY
TAXONOMY AND ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION ANIMALS CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO MAJOR GROUPS BASED ON THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF A BACKBONE. ANIMALS WITHOUT A BACKBONE ARE CALLED INVERTEBRATES. ANIMALS WITH BACKBONES ARE CALLED VERTABRATES.
INVERTEBRATES GENERALLY HAVE A SOFT BODY WITHOUT BONES OR THEY MAY HAVE AN EXTERNAL (OUTSIDE) SKELETON OR SHELL. VERTABRATES HAVE A BACKBONE WHICH PROTECTS THEIR SPINAL CORD (MAIN NERVE FROM BRAIN TO BODY)
Visit the Animal Kingdom site and learn about some of the different types of vertabrates and Invertabrates
TASK - Print off or download the Animals Group Activity and complete it . E-mail the completed copy to your teacher. VERTABRATE GROUPS - CLASSES VISIT THIS WEBSITE ON THE CLASSES OF VERTABRATES TO ASSIST YOU COMPLETE THE WORKSHEET
MAJOR PROJECT
Your teacher will divide you into teams of 4 or five and handout the Animal Classification Group Project. This project has both group activity and an individual research activity for you to complete over the next 3 weeks, using your Lenovo Netbooks. The group poster is to be done as a group. The Group presentation needs to have each group member complete a task before the separate parts are combined. The Individual research piece needs to be completed by youself. As you complete each component hand it in for assessment.
This practice Presentation can be used as a class or viewed by an individual who wishes to practice their ability to classify a range of animals.
ALL THINGS IN THE UNIVERSE CAN BE CLASSIFIED OR GROUPED ACCORDING TO WHETHER THEY ARE DEAD OR ALIVE. THIS IS THE MOST BASIC GROUPING OF THINGS WE KNOW. CLASSIFICATION IS THE ARRANGEMENT OF THINGS INTO GROUPS, THE MEMBERS OF WHICH HAVE CHARACTERISTICS IN COMMON.
TASK - LIVING OR NON-LIVING WORKSHEET
DICHOTOMOUS KEYS AND CLASSIFICATION
A DICHOTOMOUS KEY IS A TOOL THAT ALLOWS A PERSON TO DETERMINE THE IDENTITY OF ITEMS IN THE NATURAL WORLD, SUCH AS TREES, FLOWERS, MAMMALS, REPTILES, ROCKS OR FISH. THE KEY CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF CHOICES THAT LEAD THE USER TO THE CORRECT NAME OF AN ITEM OR ORGANISM. THE TERM DICHOTOMOUS MEANS "DIVIDED INTO 2 PARTS".
TASK - CLASSIFYING LOLLIES ACTIVITY
TAXONOMY AND ANIMAL CLASSIFICATION
ANIMALS CAN BE DIVIDED INTO TWO MAJOR GROUPS BASED ON THE PRESENCE OR ABSENCE OF A BACKBONE. ANIMALS WITHOUT A BACKBONE ARE CALLED INVERTEBRATES. ANIMALS WITH BACKBONES ARE CALLED VERTABRATES.
INVERTEBRATES GENERALLY HAVE A SOFT BODY WITHOUT BONES OR THEY MAY HAVE AN EXTERNAL (OUTSIDE) SKELETON OR SHELL.
VERTABRATES HAVE A BACKBONE WHICH PROTECTS THEIR SPINAL CORD (MAIN NERVE FROM BRAIN TO BODY)
Visit the Animal Kingdom site and learn about some of the different types of vertabrates and Invertabrates
TASK - Print off or download the Animals Group Activity and complete it . E-mail the completed copy to your teacher.
VERTABRATE GROUPS - CLASSES
VISIT THIS WEBSITE ON THE CLASSES OF VERTABRATES TO ASSIST YOU COMPLETE THE WORKSHEET
MAJOR PROJECT
Your teacher will divide you into teams of 4 or five and handout the Animal Classification Group Project. This project has both group activity and an individual research activity for you to complete over the next 3 weeks, using your Lenovo Netbooks. The group poster is to be done as a group. The Group presentation needs to have each group member complete a task before the separate parts are combined. The Individual research piece needs to be completed by youself. As you complete each component hand it in for assessment.
This practice Presentation can be used as a class or viewed by an individual who wishes to practice their ability to classify a range of animals.